Two sleuths shot dead in Quetta

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QUETTA: Two personnel of an intelligence agency were gunned down in Satellite Town here on Thursday, police sources said.

The personnel were on their way on a motorbike when gunmen, also riding a motorcycle, opened fire on them near Barrach market. Both were seriously injured and taken to hospital, but died before receiving medical aid.

Doctors at the hospital said the victims had received bullet injuries in their heads.

The deceased were identified as Naib Subedar Mohammad Ishaq and Abdul Rehman.

Police termed the incident an act of targeted killing.

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